The Ultimate Guide to the SketchUp Rotate Tool 

Thank you so much for carrying the weight of every art student thrown into 3d moddeling with no warning on your back. Your videos have saved me from several breakdowns and all nighters

Thanks mate. The rotate function was starting to drive me a bit mad so thanks for keeping me from a breakdown!

Extremely helpful video. I've really been struggling to understand how these tools work, when creating rotational arrays of objects. Thank you for taking the time to create and share this video. Very nicely explained, and very useful info. Nice job.

Hi Justin, this is just great and remarkably explained. Congratulations on your pedagogical skills. Robert (from France)

@ The SketchUp Essentials,came to this video via your response to my query on another video of yours. This video cleared my issues regarding use of rotate tool. Now I can practice this to improve my understanding of rotate tool. Thanks a lot.🙂

Another great video. You've helped me hugely to get into Sketchup. Thank you.

You are the man! thank you for all of your resourceful videos and all the knowledge you provide. I appreciate you very much

Brilliant. I like the way you start with the basics and build on that. The rotate tool was causing me big problems. Now I understand how it works. 👏

As always a great tutorial! You are a gifted teacher

These are great videos. Started using Sketchup 2 days ago and your videos are very clear. Thank you.

I'm so happy to finally understand all these things! Thank you!

Excellent! Easy to understand and very helpful. Thanks!

This was SO helpful! Thanks a lot for making these videos, I'm learning a lot

SO good Justin. Appreciate your help mate from Mudgee NSW Australia.

You explain things so well! Thank you.

Thank you to the moon and back for your clear explanatory video

Very well presented. Really helpful.

Amazing tutorial!

Love your videos, they are really helpful!

Great Video.Thank you!

super helpful. thank you!

Very valuable video, thank you.

I am from Korea. This clip helped me a lot. It is very clear and easy to catch up. Thanks.

Awesome tutorial. Thank you.

Really helpful thanku so much ❤️

Thanks man! I was about to cry and you saved me.

totally brilliant, Im hooked.

Very helpful ! thanks!

Was having a lot of grief with the rotate / copy function until I saw this - thank you very much! - Subscribed!

Thanks from Colombia, Im starting with sketchup and I realy appreciate your help.

Brilliant! Thanks

Thank you so much you save my day 🙂

This helped a lot, thank you

Amazing way of explaining

great explanation as always..thanks :)

Thank you this is very helpful to me

You've helped me so much thank you

This video healed my rotation tool trauma. Thank you!

same comment after one year! you're a splendid and too much enthusiastic instructor

Another Great Video Justin!

Very helpful.

Very informative video. The rotate tool has been a pain for me. Thanks!

Thanks! I learned a lot, as usual.

Thank you, Sir

Thanks for sharing. What did you take away from the base camp? I always thought that the "target" point was superfluous but when it comes to aligning an object with an unknown plane (like a tilted table), it comes in handy as you demonstrated. I use the move tool most of the time for rotating objects but I found that the rotate tool works on raw data - whereas the rotate function of the move tool does not. When creating copies, its a pity that the rotate tool will not work directly to create, say a spiral staircase. Trimble might consider adding an offset for this. For example, select object/ base point/ target point/ control key/ final point/ *7 copies/ 200 mm offset.

EXCELLENT Tutorial! Tks

best video ever. ty

Thanks, great was looking on how to make an animation of opening and closing a laptop

Thanks a lot!!!

Thank you from Russia! You are Great teacher!

You are invaluable! Thank you!

A a aaa a -- finally thanks you! I alway struggled with that tool and puts me behind my schedule cause the struggle and the patient.

Awesom as usual, thanks

GOD! you are so energetic!! haha love it

Thank you!!! You just saved me hours of frustration.

Very nice video

Thanks a lot

very helpful thanks!

Thanks for a wonderful video...

Thank you

Thes are very handy movies, thanks

Thank you.

Great info!

Thank you! 🙏

Thank you!

- Very useful! Thnks! -

Thank you sir.

I would be tearing my hair out if I didn't watch for your videos. Thanks heaps - they are as always super well explained!

great tips as always, thanks, the new rotating tool screw my worlkflow since 2016 sketchup

Is there a way of rotating multiple identical objects around their individual axis in one go? Or do you have to rotate each object separately? Like for example all the sides of a cabinet. If I want to lay them all flat on the same plane for a layout plan.

How can I rotate an unknown angle(not created by me) to one of the axes? I've tried to redirect the axes according to my object but on the top view still it doesn't look straight.

Hi thanks very useful! However, if you set the first object at say 45 degrees how does SU decide on the spacing after that? In other words? has it got to be some multiple of your first choice (360/45 degrees in this case = 8 -- that is one orignal plus 7 copies)?

I enjoyed following you along on each video, concern with rotate and copy on the free Sketch. It does not seem to copy and past single or multiples by tapping control. Am I correct

Thanks mate

Nice video, helpful for sure. Most rotation possibilities are covered, but I still miss one. I was looking for a way to align two objects randomly placed, none of the planes aligned. Rotation over two axis is needed. When I rotate alternately over two axes, I approach the line. Every rotation brings it closer but it is still an approximation, the lines do not snap exactly in place. Does @TheSketchUpEssentials know a way to rotate an object on a pivot point (not a line) and adjust both elevation and direction at the same time?

Thank you for this! I was struggling to rotate a rod end-over at 90 deg and keep it in line with an adjacent surface. This really helped!

Great video thank you. Still struggling to understand the axes.

Awesome

Regarding the copies - it can be either "*7" or "x7". Didn't know about using "/" with move/rotate tools. Thanks!

nice video have one question - is there a possibility to specify an absolute angle? sometime I have and object that may tilt a bit and I'd like to make sure it is positioned at and exact angle with respect to axis coordinates. Thanks

Hi Justin, my protractor is locked to the blue axis!! Any suggestions on why this would be?

what if I screwed up my rotation so bad after rotating and trying to correct it, how do I reset back to correctness? Like, how do I set the face of a door to be aligned with the wall?

hi Justin, the guide was really helpful but I have a question, I have a 3d object inclined in a different way and I can't put it flat on the z axe, I think it's quite tricky to explain let me know I will send you a pic. thx

Smooth

Lots of great help. Is there a way to rotate multiple objects at once each on its own axis?

Mate fkn brilliant !

Top!

life saver

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It would be super duper extra helpful if you put in bookmarks with labels for each section of this video. Thanks.

How would I rotate more than one object at once? I'm planning out a cutting board and I have 20 pieces to rotate lol. That would be a nightmare to do manually. Very helpful video thank you!

Say for example I have drawn a flat tile shape, how would I rotate it on the diagonal, it seems you have to lock into the standard xyz planes only, many thanks.

Hey man... Great video.... I had a question that how did you change that default human figure to you with Bonnie? Any tutorial on that?

I use the rotate+copy feature a lot. The 'Move' tool can rotate, but it cannot rotate+copy; you'll have to hit 'q' or select the rotate-tool for that. Once you've made your first copy of an object, you can use the star/asterisk or 'x' to multiply or '/' to divide, but that's not all. You can also type in the number of degrees even *after* dividing or multiplying. This allows you to try out several different things until you're happy with the result. What I often do, is to select the object, then pick a point to rotate it around, press control ('alternate' on Mac), and just make a copy "anywhere". After the first copy appears, I type "360" and hit enter. Then I type /12 to get a circle of 12 evenly spaced objects. Finally, I hit the backspace (or delete) key, to remove the extra duplicate on the initial object position. Thus i now have a 'clock-face'. If you make the object a group, then make the group a 'component' before rotating, you can have even more fun after you've made copies. Double-click one of the rotated component copies and single-click the group. Now slide or move or resize the object in any direction. This allows you to make an object 'fit' the neighbours easily, without having to do any calculations. It does not end there. Remember you can flip along 3 axes as well, thus changing one object will make all the object change. This is especially useful when you're making models for woodworking, where you need a lot of similar/symmetric objects and you don't want to change the 57 copies one-by-one. ;) Go explore - and God bless all those who read this far without getting bored. =)

I tried to use millimeters instead of inches. The "Default template" in "settings" has the option. However, it still appears to be inches even after I selected millimeters as the template. Any one could share some insight? Thank you!

how do you tap to change axises. still cannot get it

good

You are god in sketchup

How can I rotate an object around a different axis than these three?

How do you assign the reference plains to the arrow keys. Can't find it in the shortcut menu. Thanks